The UK manufacturing sector contracted at the fastest pace for seven years in August as high economic and political uncertainty weighed on new work and output volumes, survey results from IHS Markit revealed Monday.
The headline IHS Markit/Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 47.4 in August from 48.0 in July. This was the lowest score since July 2012.
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